Coral
Definition of Coral
Cor´al
n.
1.
(Zool.)
The
hard
parts
or
skeleton
of
various
Anthozoa
,
and
of
a
few
Hydrozoa
.
Similar
structures
are
also
formed
by
some
Bryozoa
.
2.
The
ovaries
of
a
cooked
lobster
; -
so
called
from
their
color
.
3.
A
piece
of
coral
,
usually
fitted
with
small
bells
and
other
appurtenances
,
used
by
children
as
a
plaything
.
Brain coral
See
under
Brain
.
Chain coral
See
under
Chain
.
Coral animal
(Zool.)
one
of
the
polyps
by
which
corals
are
formed
.
They
are
often
very
erroneously
called
coral insects
.
Coral fish
See
in
the
Vocabulary
.
Coral reefs
(Phys. Geog.)
reefs
,
often
of
great
extent
,
made
up
chiefly
of
fragments
of
corals
,
coral
sands
,
and
the
solid
limestone
resulting
from
their
consolidation
.
They
are
classed
as
fringing
reefs
,
when
they
border
the
land
;
barrier
reefs
,
when
separated
from
the
shore
by
a
broad
belt
of
water
;
atolls
,
when
they
constitute
separate
islands
,
usually
inclosing
a
lagoon
.
See
Atoll
.
Coral root
(Bot.)
a
genus
(
Corallorhiza
)
of
orchideous
plants
,
of
a
yellowish
or
brownish
red
color
,
parasitic
on
roots
of
other
plants
,
and
having
curious
jointed
or
knotted
roots
not
unlike
some
kinds
of
coral
.
See
Illust.
under
Coralloid
.
Coral snake
a
-
(Zo)
A
small
,
venomous
,
Brazilian
snake
(
Elaps
corallinus
)
,
coral-red
,
with
black
bands
.
b
-
A
small
,
harmless
,
South
American
snake
(
Tortrix
scytale
).
Coral tree
(Bot.)
a
tropical
,
leguminous
plant
,
of
several
species
,
with
showy
,
scarlet
blossoms
and
coral-red
seeds
.
The
best
known
is
Erythrina
Corallodendron
.
Coral wood
a
hard
,
red
cabinet
wood
.
- McElrath.
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